Schulze videotaped the fawn they named Giggles during the two weeks she was there. The Department of Natural Resources began investigating after two anonymous calls reporting a baby deer at the no-kill shelter.

The warden drafted an affidavit for the search warrant, complete with aerial photos in which he described getting himself into a position where he was able to see the fawn going in and out of the barn.

Agents told staff they came to seize the deer because Wisconsin law forbids the possession of wildlife.

"I said the deer is scheduled to go to the wildlife reserve the next day," Schulze said.

It was to go to a wildlife reserve in Illinois that allows the rehabilitation of deer. Schulze said agents corralled workers near the picnic area and then set out in search of the fawn.

"I was thinking in my mind they were going to take the deer and take it to a wildlife shelter, and here they come carrying the baby deer over their shoulder. She was in a body bag," Schulze said. "I said, 'Why did you do that?' He said, 'That's our policy,' and I said, 'That's one hell of a policy.'"

The Department of Natural Resources spoke to WISN 12 News about the fawn.

Supervisor Jennifer Niemeyer said the law requires the DNR agents to euthanize animals like Giggles because of the potential for disease and danger to humans.

"These are always very difficult situations for both parties involved, and we are empathetic to the fact of what happened because we know in our heart of hearts they tried to do the right thing," Niemeyer said.

"Could you have made a phone call before showing up, I mean, that's a lot of resources," WISN 12 News investigative reporter Colleen Henry asked.

"If a sheriff's department is going in to do a search warrant on a drug bust, they don't call them and ask them to voluntarily surrender their marijuana or whatever drug that they have before they show up," Niemeyer said,

Niemeyer denied agents killed Giggles at the shelter. She said they tranquilized her and then euthanized her off-site.

"I don't care where they would have killed her, it would have been wrong," shelter president Cindy Schultz said.

Schultz said she plans to sue the DNR for removing Giggles without even a court hearing. She also questioned what such an operation costs taxpayers.

"They went way over the top for a little tiny baby deer," Schultz said,

Schulze said he has nightmares about the baby deer raid. He hasn't moved her feed bowl or baby bottle.

The DNR told WISN 12 News despite the allegations outlined in its search warrant, it will file no charges against the shelter.

In certain circumstances, Wisconsin allows organizations to house wild deer but only with a state-issued permit.

ARMED AGENTS RAID AN ANIMAL SHELTER FOR A BABY DEER! TONIGHT COLLEEN HENRY INVESTIGATES AN OPERATION RAISING QUESTIONS ABOUT THE USE OF GOVERNMENT RESOURCES AND THE STATE POLICY THAT MEANT A DEATH SENTENCE FOR THE FAWN. RAY SCHULZE/SHELTER RAY SCHULZE/SHELTER EMPLOYEE - IT WAS LIKE A SWAT TEAM TWO WEEKS AGO, RAY SCHULZE WAS WORKING IN THE BARN AT THE SOCIETY OF ST. FRANCIS ON THE KENOSHA- ILLINOIS BORDER...WHEN A SWARM OF SQUAD CARS ARRIVED ...AND OFFICERS UNLOADED...AND A SEARCH WARRANT. RAY SCHULZE/SHELTER EMPLOYEE - 9 DNR AGENTS AND 4 DEPUTY SHERIFFS AND THEY WERE ALL ARMED TO THE TEETH THE FOCUS OF THEIR SEARCH...A BABY FAWN BROUGHT HERE BY AN ILLINOIS FAMILY WORRIED SHE'D BEEN ABANDONED BY HER MOTHER. RAY SCHULZE/SHELTER EMPLOYEE - WHEN IT MADE A LITTLE NOISE, IT SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS LAUGHING SCHULZE VIDEOTAPED THE FAWN THEY NAMED GIGGLES DURING THE TWO WEEKS SHE WAS HERE - THE DNR BEGAN INVESTIGATING AFTER TWO ANONYMOUS CALLS REPORTING A BABY DEER AT THE NO-KILL SHELTER. COLLEEN STANDUP - THE WARDEN DRAFTED AN AFFADAVIT FOR THE SEARCH WARRANT, COMPLETE WITH AERIAL PHOTOS...IN WHICH HE DESCRIBES GETTING HIMSELF INTO A POSITION WHERE HE WAS ABLE TO SEE THE FAWN GOING IN AND OUT OF THE BARN AGENTS TOLD STAFF THEY CAME TO SEIZE THE DEER BECAUSE WISCONSIN LAW FORBIDS THE POSSESSION OF WILDLIFE. RAY SCHULZE/SHELTER EMPLOYEE - I SAID THE DEER IS SCHEDULED TO GO TO THE WILDLIFE RESERVE THE NEXT DAY A WILDLIFE RESERVE IN ILLINOIS...WHICH ALLOWS THE REHABILITATION OF DEER. SCHULZE SAYS AGENTS CORRALLED WORKERS NEAR THE PICNIC AREA...THEN SET OUT IS SEARCH OF THE FAWN. RAY SCHULZE/SHELTER EMPLOYEE - I WAS THINKING IN MY MIND THEY WERE GOING TO TAKE THE DEER AND TAKE IT TO A WILDLIFE SHELTER RAY SCHULZE/SHELTER EMPLOYEE - AND HERE THEY COME CARRYING THE BABY DEER OVER THEIR SHOULDER LIKE A BAG OF ... RAY SCHULZE/SHELTER EMPLOYEE - SHE WAS IN A BODY BAG RAY SCHULZE/SHELTER EMPLOYEE - I SAID WHY DID YOU DO THAT RAY SCHULZE/SHELTER EMPLOYEE - HE SAID THAT'S OUR POLICY, AND I SAID THAT'S ONE HELL OF A POLICY THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES SPOKE TO 12 NEWS ABOUT THE FAWN BY PHONE... SUPERVISOR JENNIFER NIEMEYER SAYS THE LAW REQUIRES THE DNR AGENTS TO EUTHANIZE ANIMALS LIKE GIGGLES BECAUSE OF THE POTENTIAL FOR DISEASE ...AND DANGER TO HUMANS. THESE ARE ALWAYS VERY DIFFICULT SITUATIONS FOR BOTH PARTIES INVOLVED, AND WE ARE EMPATHETIC TO THE FACT OF WHAT HAPPENED BECAUSE WE KNOW IN OUR HEART OF HEARTS THEY TRIED TO DO THE RIGHT THING COLLEEN ASKS: COULD YOU HAVE MADE A PHONE CALL BEFORE SHOWING UP, I MEAN, THAT'S A LOT OF RESOURCES JENNIFER NIEMEYER/DNR - IF A SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT IS GOING IN TO DO A SEARCH WARRANT ON A DRUG BUST, THEY DON'T CALL THEM AND ASK THEM TO VOLUNTARILY SURRENDER THEIR MARIJUANA OR WHATEVER DRUG THAT THEY HAVE BEFORE THEY SHOW UP NIEMEYER DENIES AGENTS KILLED GIGGLES AT THE SHELTER - SHE SAYS THEY TRANQUILIZED HER, THEN EUTHANIZED HER OFF-SITE. CINDY SCHULTZ/SHELTER PRESIDENT - I DON'T CARE WHERE THEY WOULD HAVE KILLED HER, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN WRONG SHELTER PRESIDENT CINDY SCHULTZ SAYS SHE PLANS TO SUE THE DNR FOR REMOVING GIGGLES WITHOUT EVEN A COURT HEARING...SHE ALSO QUESTIONS WHAT SUCH AN OPERATION COSTS TAXPAYERS. CINDY SCHULTZ/SHELTER PRESIDENT - THEY WENT WAY OVER THE TOP FOR A LITTLE TINY BABY DEER WHEN I SAW GIGGLES BEING CARRIED ACROSS THE THING...YEAHIICRY Y SCHULZE SAYHE HAS GHTMARES ABOUT T B DEER RAID... HE HASN'T MOVED HER FEED BOWL OR BABY BOTTLE. THE DNR TELLS 12 NEWS DESPITE THE ALLEGATIONS OUTLINED IN ITS SEARCH WARRANT, IT WILL FILE NO CHARGES AGAINST THE SHELTER. COLLEEN HENRY. WISN 12 NEWS. BACK TO YOU. IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, WISCONSIN ALLOWS ORGANIZATIONS TO HOUSE WILD DEER...BUT ONLY WITH A STATE- ISSUED PERMIT.